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1931 Ice Hockey World Championships
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1931 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships
1931
Poland
1–8 February
10
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1
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Canada
1921
5
United States
Austria
Poland
29
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United States 1912 Charles Ramsay (8 goals)
1930
1932
The 1931 Ice Hockey World Championships was the fifth World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 1 and 8 February 1931 in Krynica, Poland. The tournament was won by Canada who were represented by the University of Manitoba Grads team, claiming their fifth world championship title by finishing on top of the group in the final round with a total of nine points. The United States finished second to win the silver medal, losing only one game to Canada and Austria finished third for the bronze medal. The host nation of Poland finished fourth at the tournament after winning one game, tying one, and losing three in the final round.
The World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championship. Austria who finished highest of the European teams in third were named the champions.
First round
Four teams compete in the First round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Second round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 Müller Stephan 2005 Books on Demand Germany 3-8334-4189-5 48
February 1, 1931 TCH Hungary 1920 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
February 1, 1931 #eeffff AUT GBR 1 – 0 2OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0)(OT: 0–0, 1–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
Second round
Eight teams compete in the Second round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Third round.
February 1, 1931 Canada 1921 FRA 9–0 (1–0, 4–0, 4–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 #eeffff TCH POL 4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 SWE AUT 3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 #eeffff United States 1912 ROM 15–0 (7–0, 5–0, 3–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
Third round
The four losing teams from the Second round compete in the Third round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.
February 3, 1931 POL FRA 2 – 1 OT (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)(OT: 1–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
February 3, 1931 #eeffff AUT ROM 7–0 (4–0, 0–0, 3–0) Lodowisko, Krynica
Final round
The six participating teams played a round-robin, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze respectively. Canada's University of Manitoba Grads won the tournament with a total of nine points after winning four games and tying one. Sweden's 0 – 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada in a World Championship match.August 2010 Due to a tie between Czechoslovakia and Poland in points, fourth spot was given to Poland who had more total goals scored.
TeamGP Games playedW WinsT TiesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstDIF Goal differencePTS Points Canada 1921 5 4 1 0 15 0 +15 9:1 United States 1912 5 4 0 1 7 3 +4 8:2 AUT 5 2 0 3 5 13 −8 4:6 POL 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 3:7 TCH 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 3:7 SWE 5 1 1 3 1 6 −5 3:7
February 4, 1931 United States 1912 AUT 2–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931 #eeffff Canada 1921 TCH 2–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931 POL SWE 2–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 #eeffff TCH AUT 2–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 United States 1912 SWE 3–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 #eeffff Canada 1921 POL 3–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 United States 1912 TCH 1–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 #eeffff Canada 1921 SWE 0–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 AUT POL 2–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 #eeffff SWE TCH 1–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 Canada 1921 AUT 8–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 #eeffff United States 1912 POL 1–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 AUT SWE 1–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 #eeffff POL TCH 0–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 Canada 1921 United States 1912 2–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
Consolation round
The four participating teams played a round-robin, with games played between February 4 to February 7. The winner Hungary won all three games, finishing with six points and earning sixth place in the overall standings.
TeamGP Games playedW WinsT TiesL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstDIF Goal differencePTS Points Hungary 1920 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6:0 GBR 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 4:2 FRA 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 2:4 ROM 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0:6
Hungary 1920 GBR 3–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
#eeffff FRA ROM 7–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
Hungary 1920 ROM 9–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
#eeffff GBR FRA 2–1 Lodowisko, Krynica
GBR ROM 11–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
#eeffff Hungary 1920 FRA 1–0 Lodowisko, Krynica
15th European Championship
The 1931 World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championships. Austria were named champions after finishing as the highest ranked European team in the tournament in third. Second and third were awarded to Poland and Czechoslovakia respectively.
Austrian winning team
right|thumb|The Austrian national team in 1931.
Herbert Brück, Friedrich Demmer, Jacques Dietrichstein, Anton Emhardt, Josef Göbl, Bruno Kahane, Karl Kirchberger, Ulrich Lederer, Walter Sell, Hans Tatzer, Hans Trauttenberg, Hermann Weiß
Medal table
Image:gold medal icon.svg AUTImage:silver medal icon.svg POLImage:bronze medal icon.svg TCH4 SWE5 FRA5 ROM7 GBR7 HUN
Müller presents the European standings as not including the 'consolation round,' so the placement of the last four nations differ from the 'World' standings.
Ranking and statistics
ih 1931 World Championship winners Canada 5th 1921
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament:
Image:gold medal icon.svg Canada 1921Image:silver medal icon.svg United States 1912Image:bronze medal icon.svg AUT4 POL5 TCH6 SWE7 Hungary 19208 GBR9 FRA10 ROM
Top scorer
United States 1912 Charles Ramsay – 8 goals
Canadian winning team
George Garbutt, George Hill, Sammy McCallum, Gord McKenzie, Ward McVey, Frank Morris, Jack Pidcock, Art Putee, Blake Watson, Guy Williamson
References
Complete results
Duplacey James Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League 1998 Total Sports 0-8362-7114-9 498–528 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498
Podnieks Andrew IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 2010 Moydart Press 26, 123–4
Men's World Championships
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Poland
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Category:February 1931 in Europe